Contadi Castaldi – Franciacorta D.O.C.G. Blànc – Magnum – Pinot Noir – Luxury Limited Edition – 1,5 l – Avvenice

Contadi Castaldi – Top Italian Franciacorta Sparkling Wine

The name Contadi Castaldi is a synthesis of the millenary history of Franciacorta, as a characteristic feature of a land devoted to wine. The name Contadi Castaldi is a synthesis of the millenary history of Franciacorta, its 19 municipalities and their vocation for exceptional agriculture.

In 1500, the period of maximum splendor of the Venetian Republic, Franciacorta produced food and wines destined for the tables of princes, kings and wealthy merchants. The splendid Venice was the market of choice for Franciacorta to make its wines known.

Contadi Castaldi – Franciacorta D.O.C.G. Blànc – Magnum – Pinot Noir – Luxury Limited Edition – 1,5 l

A fascinating sip fused into a dynamic perlage that translates the essence of the material into refined elegance, the key to interpretation of which remains the full structure in a paradigm of unprecedented rationality, the nerve center of freshness and pungent minerality. Interweaving of impalpable chalkyness, puffs of powder, yellow citrus fruits, almonds, salt, broom and honeysuckle, are read as tension and depth, an authentic glass, free gastronomic thought. The grace of the sip is the essential stylistic code, of which the biting vertical development in an author’s palate amazes.

Grapes

Chardonnay 50 %, Pinot Bianco 50 %

Origin

37 vineyards located high up in the hills

Farming Systems

Guyot – Casarsa – Spurred cordon – Sylvoz

Plant Density

Guyot 5000 vines / ha – Casarsa 2500 vines / ha – Spurred cordon 5000 vines / ha – Sylvoz 3000 vines / ha

Yield

100 Quintals / Ha

Wine Yield

Less than 50%

Average Age of The Vines

Over 3 decades

Harvest Period

It started on August 14 th and ended on August 30 th

Vinification

Soft pressing

Static cold settling

Inoculation with selected yeasts

Fermentation of 20 days in stainless steel

First Refinement

7 months in steel

Stabilization

Cold static

Bottling (Draft)

May

Aging on Yeasts

Almost 30 months

Disgorgement

January, March, May

Refinement After Disgorgement

Almost 3 months

Dosage

Extra brut – 1,5 g/l